What’s Included.
Educational & Engaging Content.
The company’s objective is to produce professional work in both live performance and digital programming that is entertaining, informative, and stimulating to all the senses.
Cultural Learning.
Mermaid Theatre worked collaboratively with Mi’kmaq, Gaelic, and Acadian communities. The end result? A captivating and delightful streaming series that combines education and pure entertainment to attract audiences.
Social & Emotional Learning.
The company’s choice of material is based on the belief that young people can benefit substantially both in their emotional and social development from early exposure to literature, the performing arts, visual arts, and the power of imagination.
Current Programming.
CREATIVE.INNOVATIVE.IMPORTANT
-
Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia's digital learning initiative is a 30-episode series teaching Mi'kmaq, Acadian-French, and Gaelic languages and culture through puppetry, animation, music, and storytelling. Each episode of the show lasts for a duration of 18 to 28 minutes.
In Animalingo's Mi'kmaq series, Trevor Gould, an artist and powwow emcee from Paqtnkek Mi'kmaw Nation, leads his puppet friend Wowkwis on cultural adventures. Anika Lirette enlightens Lapin about Acadian-French culture, exploring customs, language, and flavors. Mary Jane Lamond and Caora, the charming sheep, embark on a captivating journey of Gaelic culture, unraveling its intricate tapestry of language and insight.
-
The Mermaid Workshop is an activity-driven series that shows children how to create their own puppets from simple found resources through step-by-step guided instruction. Each workshop concludes with a short demonstration of the created puppet in action. The series is entertaining, fun, and educational, teaching children how to create puppets they see in the Puppets in Paper series. Suitable for children 5+.
Puppet examples: bird, bat, squirrel, mouse, sheep, rat, worm, face puppet, fish, panda, & more.
-
"The Misadventures of DoBo" - A hapless optimist who endures life’s misfortunes with grace and dignity.
-
Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia's innovative performance-based emotional learning series Puppets in Paper takes you and “Pip", a paper bag puppet, through colourful worlds and emotional experiences. 10 episodes and 10 workshops. Up to 10 minutes long.
Half of the videos show the puppet Pip as they explore their emotions, and the other half invites children to play along with their very own Pip. Pip was created to be gender-neutral and all performances are non-verbal, supported by soft colouring for children on the spectrum. Suitable for ages 5+.
-
Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia's inventive digital micro theatre retells classic stories re-imagined and modernized for today.
Each episode of the show lasts for a duration of 10 to 20 minutes. 4 stories are available.
Mermaid Theatre presents children's stories through Story Box Theater, including Billy Goats Gruff, Rumpelstiltskin, and Chicken Little. The newest addition is "I am Perfectly Me" by Keonte Beals, celebrating self-acceptance.
What people are saying
“LOVE this for my class! Keep doing these and thank you sponsors! It introduces my Kindergarten class into new ways to tell stories and exposes them to performances that they have never ever imagined. Thank you!”
“The students loved the entire show and add ons.”
“A nice method of telling a story!”
“Thank you for providing these experiences for my students. They really enjoy watching them.”